ESPN Plans To Produce Annual "Nine For IX" Series Of Short Films

ESPN on Friday announced that espnW and ESPN Films will continue their "Nine for IX" series collaboration, making it an annual digital short films series. The first five short films will debut in the summer of '14. The "Nine for IX Shorts" series will be made available on TV as well as multiple digital ESPN platforms including mobile apps. The series will continue to be executive produced by ABC's Robin Roberts and Tribeca Productions co-Founder Jane Rosenthal (ESPN).